What is Moringa?
Popularly known as “The Miracle Tree” Moringa is a nutritional power-house of minerals, antioxidants, and amino acids. In the ancient world, the tree was regarded as a “Cure-All tree”, an “Elixir of Long Life”, or “The Tree of Life”.  It is a multipurpose plant:  the roots, leaves, pods, flowers, fruits, seeds and even the bark of the tree can be utilized and used to cure various diseases.  Scientifically, it is known as Moringa .oleifera.
Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) is a tree native to India, and cultivated in all the tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world.  All of its parts (leaves, flowers, fruits, wood and seeds) are used for their pharmacological and nutritional properties.  As an example, the crushed seeds are known for their very high capacity to purify drinking water and are used to obtain significant amounts of drinking water from rivers.